Step 1

If you plan to perform VMware backups to protect SQL Server, install the Veritas VSS provider.

For VMware backups with T-SQL snapshots, you also need to disable the SQL Server VSS Writer service.

See Installing the Veritas VSS provider for vSphere.

See Disabling the SQL Server VSS Writer service .

Step 2

Assign users to the necessary RBAC roles.

See the NetBackup Web UI Microsoft SQL Server Administrator's Guide.

Step 3

(Conditional) To use SQL Server Intelligent Policies or protection plans, add the necessary SQL Server credentials.

Add the SQL Server credentials that you need for database discovery and the credentials to perform recovery.

See the NetBackup Web UI Microsoft SQL Server Administrator's Guide.

Step 4

Configure the NetBackup Client Service and the NetBackup Legacy Network Service.

This configuration allows access to the SQL Server when NetBackup performs backups and restores.

See Configuring the NetBackup services for SQL Server backups and restores.

Step 5

(Conditional) To use SQL Server Intelligent Policies or protection plans, configure any necessary local security privileges.

For SQL Server credentials that use the option Use these specific credentials, an account other than Local System requires additional local security privileges.

These privileges are necessary since the NetBackup for SQL Server agent logs on as the SQL Server user when it accesses data.

See Configure local security privileges for SQL Server.

Step 6

Approve each valid host mapping that NetBackup discovers.

NetBackup automatically discovers many shared names and cluster names that are associated with the NetBackup hosts in your environment. Perform this configuration in Security > Host mappings on the primary server.

See Reviewing the auto-discovered mappings.